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military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of contractors is set to grow dramatically. so many military and security functions and. companies here are not related and they are not control and this is what we are extremely concerned that what we are calling is for regulation at the national and international level so that. companies are accountable but washington is reluctant to let an international body regulate their achilles saying it will find ways to hold contractors accountable and so far the u.s. justice system has largely failed to do so we're seeing around the world cases of napping rape murder. and we see very very only very rare cases in which case actually a criminal investigation or a prosecution of. experts say further privatization of war is convenient for the american government because among other reasons it doesn't have to justify the deaths of troops at home the president whoever the president may be can get us involved in conflicts only using uniformed forces to do the official fighting and then thousands and thousands of contractors to do the unoffi
military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of contractors is set to grow dramatically. so many military and security functions and. companies here are not related and they are not control and this is what we are extremely concerned that what we are calling is for regulation at the national and international level so that. companies are accountable but washington is reluctant to let an international body regulate their achilles saying it will find ways to hold contractors...
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officials who have talked about being in afghanistan four years into the future despite a two thousand and fourteen withdrawal deadline may recall their forehead at the assumptions involved in reid's calculations but even without speculating about war policy in the future there is plenty of evidence now that these numbers are imaginary defense savings are based on a congressional budget office estimate that puts the bill for the wars to close to one point seven trillion dollars over the next ten years ok here's the problem as the cvo report obtained by foreign policy's blog the cable shows this as timid is based on simple math with no connection to any policy realities they just took this year's cost for the wars and added inflation for every year in the future and if the cable points. the reality is that it is impossible to estimate the costs of the war because policy questions remain unanswered and this projection is a very high one which means most likely those savings are imagined now the numbers are what a former clinton administration budget leader gordon adams writes are what bu
officials who have talked about being in afghanistan four years into the future despite a two thousand and fourteen withdrawal deadline may recall their forehead at the assumptions involved in reid's calculations but even without speculating about war policy in the future there is plenty of evidence now that these numbers are imaginary defense savings are based on a congressional budget office estimate that puts the bill for the wars to close to one point seven trillion dollars over the next...
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marine in afghanistan posted this video on the youtube asking her out. the actress did accept the invitation. pay part of a movie history winds up in flames, firefighters faced some intense flames in portland oregon. a fire burned through the roof and did extensive damage to the second floor to this in featured in the first twilight zone. here is a look at pictures posted on this purpose. owners say they will not be able to repair this on its own. on sunday, david beckham announced that his wife gave birth to their fourth child and first daughter, harper. the post received more than 11,000 comments. over the weekend, transformer's held the no. 1 spot for a second week in a row. it in second place was a horrible bosses and opening at no.3 was zookeeper with 21 million. >> hi here is a programming note to tell you about for this friday. we will be right back. >> or the dow jones and nasdaq for all down today. wall street was not happy. european problems with debt as well. and we're going to talk about winners and losers. transformers. people love this movi
marine in afghanistan posted this video on the youtube asking her out. the actress did accept the invitation. pay part of a movie history winds up in flames, firefighters faced some intense flames in portland oregon. a fire burned through the roof and did extensive damage to the second floor to this in featured in the first twilight zone. here is a look at pictures posted on this purpose. owners say they will not be able to repair this on its own. on sunday, david beckham announced that his...
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it can proje power militarily so in afghanistan and libya. president sarkozy is wanting the g-8 this year but it' only the size of texas and with an economy that's probably the size ofalifnia. >> charlie: yes. how is he doing? president sarkozy. >> we're in a period of track cision, in part because of what happened because of -- who could have been the social es party candidate and wa leading inhe poll in any combination >> charlie: against sarkozy. >> exactly. it's out of the picture. even though tzar -- tzar sarkozy -- >> charlie: at the likely to be the nominee. >> no clue. i would like to see francois who is really smart and funny and not seductive enough for the french people. >> charlie: he was head of the socialist party and his wife, n his wife -- >> father of their four children. >> charlie: she got the nomination. >> right. >> charlie: is she still going to run or not? theye no longetogether and he could be running and she could be running and they were -- >> she would like to run again. but there's another woman in the picture who
it can proje power militarily so in afghanistan and libya. president sarkozy is wanting the g-8 this year but it' only the size of texas and with an economy that's probably the size ofalifnia. >> charlie: yes. how is he doing? president sarkozy. >> we're in a period of track cision, in part because of what happened because of -- who could have been the social es party candidate and wa leading inhe poll in any combination >> charlie: against sarkozy. >> exactly. it's out...
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in afghanistan, a group of american soldiers took this day to reenlist. america's 235th birthday. a day to stand up and be proud, even if you're sitting down. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> if you plan to celebrate the 4th here in d.c., here's the lineup for tonight. the capital 4th concert will begin at 8:00. the fireworks kick off around 9:15. we'll have a live report on that. that's coming up in our next half hour. the smithsonian metro station and most roads around the mall will be closed. so you might want to give yourself plenty of time to get there. you can also go to nbc washington.com for more details. >>> a day at the beach came to an early and abrupt halt at sandy point state park in maryland today. authorities say a young boy draund drowned after disappearing in the water. elaine reyes has more on what went wrong. >> reporter: at sandy point state park, the sights and sounds of summer are everywhere. on this july 4th holiday, there's also tragedy. >> there were some people with some earphones -- headphones, like scanning the water and everything. they had menti
in afghanistan, a group of american soldiers took this day to reenlist. america's 235th birthday. a day to stand up and be proud, even if you're sitting down. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> if you plan to celebrate the 4th here in d.c., here's the lineup for tonight. the capital 4th concert will begin at 8:00. the fireworks kick off around 9:15. we'll have a live report on that. that's coming up in our next half hour. the smithsonian metro station and most roads around the mall...
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done defy obama's plans to pull out troops from afghanistan come under attack at home from opponents who say it's too much of a military risk as turn about attacks continue. to headlines up next a wild e.u. bailout cash to throw a game to greece and bankruptcy in return for austerity cuts the shock waves from the country's huge economic problems could he have reached the u.s. find out why in the kinds of reports next to him. or this is the reports i'm sure reveal to you the intimate secret of global finance it's not about stuff like the acropolis being sold it's about securitizing the acropolis so it can be traded. all the debt held by the bankers will be paid off from trading commissions but before you can do that you have to turn everything into a security oh we'll explain the whole thing anyway stacie ever what's happening well max yes so over the past week as greece has been and have austerity measures forced on the greeks we have also seen this headline max debt leaving greece finds no buyers and fire sale of national assets so apparently representatives of the greek government
done defy obama's plans to pull out troops from afghanistan come under attack at home from opponents who say it's too much of a military risk as turn about attacks continue. to headlines up next a wild e.u. bailout cash to throw a game to greece and bankruptcy in return for austerity cuts the shock waves from the country's huge economic problems could he have reached the u.s. find out why in the kinds of reports next to him. or this is the reports i'm sure reveal to you the intimate secret of...
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death plot this is abdul qadeer fit rat the former governor of the afghan central bank and he's fled afghanistan is now in washington hiding out and he's saying that there's a death plot against him and that's why he had to flee but listen to this fit ratz comments come just hours after afghanistan's deputy attorney general said that state rat and other officials at the central bank faced prosecution for not acting on warnings about widespread corruption at kabul bank so the corrupt central bank give safe haven in washington d.c. under bernanke use umbrella bernanke said banking criminal protection program. and meanwhile back in all the american people are telling folks willy nilly well yes you could say that ben bernanke in the u.s. is too financial terrorists what the. taliban was two islamic terrorists well said stacy ever thanks for being on the kaiser report thank you max well the back with much more so stick right there. hungry for the full story we've gone to. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. welcome back to the kaiser report time now to go to lovely
death plot this is abdul qadeer fit rat the former governor of the afghan central bank and he's fled afghanistan is now in washington hiding out and he's saying that there's a death plot against him and that's why he had to flee but listen to this fit ratz comments come just hours after afghanistan's deputy attorney general said that state rat and other officials at the central bank faced prosecution for not acting on warnings about widespread corruption at kabul bank so the corrupt central...
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this is the scene today in afghanistan. service members played -- raised the military flag while ban members play. general patraeus was meeting with troops in canada are. he will become the next director of the cia. a special celebration of 100 people in mount vernon. >> they are celebrating as brand-new american citizens. >> he is about to take a live changing step. >> i have always wanted to be a citizen of the u.s. >> today, 100 candidates from 41 countries became american citizens. including a 21-year-old army specialist just back from iraq. his dad came here from bolivia 20 years ago. the family now lives in alexandria. he passed his test in six and english. >> we want them to know not to stories, but the meaning of them. >> under oath they renounce allegiance to their old country and swore loyalty to their new. >> congratulations, your america's newest citizens. >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america -- >> a. hart feldt pledge followed by a certificate of u.s. citizen -- a heartfelt pledge
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afghanistan is now in washington hiding out and he's saying that there's a death plot against him and that's why he had to flee but listen to this rats comments come just hours after afghanistan's deputy attorney general said that fit rat and other officials at the central bank faced prosecution for not acting on warnings about widespread corruption at kabul bank so the corrupt central banker gets safe haven in washington d.c. under bernanke is a. banking criminal protection program. and meanwhile back in the american people are killing folks. well yes you could say that it's ben bernanke in the us is to financial terrorists what the taliban was to islamic terrorist. states here were thanks for being on the gaza report. back with much more stick right there. mission. couldn't take three years for charges. coming from the three. three. three. three branches of the video for your media project a free media party dot com. welcome back to the kaiser report time now to go to lovely beaches outside of athens greece to talk with economists a professor yes vera fake as janice welcome to the k
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. >>> general david petraeus celebrated his last fourth of july as top commander in afghanistan. general pet ray also spent the holiday to add rehad been enlistment ceremonies in kandahar and bagram airfield. the vus its made at lost one soldier feel privileged. >> you can feel the honor when you get a general like general petraeus to come down and do it for us. it peak it feel more important to me. it will be nice being able to call home and tell my mom to check it out on tv and tell my family that i got to do this, something that i'll never be able to do again. >> the general says the effort will center on the eastern border with pakistan. >>> it was a fourth of july to remember for the sweet and ballmer children now of bowie children. >> their mom and dad tied the knot. the wedding brought together two war-torn families. bob barnard with that ceremony. >> reporter: beneath the towering air force memorial overlooking the nation's capital, amid the bus loads of tourists on this hazy summer day appears a white stretch limo and in it, two families scarred by war. >> chris actually
. >>> general david petraeus celebrated his last fourth of july as top commander in afghanistan. general pet ray also spent the holiday to add rehad been enlistment ceremonies in kandahar and bagram airfield. the vus its made at lost one soldier feel privileged. >> you can feel the honor when you get a general like general petraeus to come down and do it for us. it peak it feel more important to me. it will be nice being able to call home and tell my mom to check it out on tv and...
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brutal crimes, and now the insination, allegation that relatives of british soldiers killed in action in afghanistan and iraq were themselves alleged victims of cell phone hacking. their messages and voice mails also eaves dropped upon by whoever at the "news of the world" is responsible for it. and that's what the ininquiry is supposed to determine. the son of rupert murdoch did comment. >> clearly the practices of certain individuals did not live up to the standards and quality of journalism that we believe in and i believe in and this company believes in. >> reporter: there are published reports that several people, perhaps as many as five additional employees of the paper may be arrested and charged by the end of the week. mike taibbi, nbc news, in london. >> more than 4,000 telephone hacking victims have been identified by scotland yard. >>> families of the victims of the london transit bombings also are thought to have had their cell phones hacked by investigators for that paper, "the news of the world." those families were absorbing that news today as they marked the sixth anniversary of that
brutal crimes, and now the insination, allegation that relatives of british soldiers killed in action in afghanistan and iraq were themselves alleged victims of cell phone hacking. their messages and voice mails also eaves dropped upon by whoever at the "news of the world" is responsible for it. and that's what the ininquiry is supposed to determine. the son of rupert murdoch did comment. >> clearly the practices of certain individuals did not live up to the standards and...
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and afghanistan? why send all of that money over there? get our troops out of all of these other countries that we need them in. germany and philippines and all of the other places anymore. >> host: here's leslie -- excuse me, tammy in leslie, kentucky. >> caller: yes, they need to bring our troops home and stop spending the millions of billions. they need to help out the people on social security. it's hard to make it especially when you have a family. >> host: florida, linda on the independent line. where do things stand with the debt and deficit negotiations? >> caller: i think personally it's all bull crap. you've got people that is -- has been on the social security because they are either disabled or whatever. bring our troops home. we don't need to support pakistan. look what they did to us, we don't need to support iran. bring us home. get us out of that situation. we have people out here that fought for the country. now they are going to suffer because he wants to cut back the social security, medicare, and medicaid? that's nuts.
and afghanistan? why send all of that money over there? get our troops out of all of these other countries that we need them in. germany and philippines and all of the other places anymore. >> host: here's leslie -- excuse me, tammy in leslie, kentucky. >> caller: yes, they need to bring our troops home and stop spending the millions of billions. they need to help out the people on social security. it's hard to make it especially when you have a family. >> host: florida, linda...
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remain in afghanistan until 2014. the white house is in record saying the number would be far less on the turnover date. >>> trying to cut a deal on the debt ceiling and deficit reduction. they met for over an hour last night at the white house. the president says an agreement has to be hammered out within nine days in order to keep america from defaulting on its debt. >>> nasdaq, dow, s&p 500 headed for a lower opening this morning, following that dismal jobs report out on friday. >>> midwest in the grips of a suffocating heat wave. 15 states facing heat advisories today. that means temperatures could top 105 degrees. cities in four states, missouri, oklahoma, tennessee and indiana could see the heat index top out at 115 degrees. >>> a 22-year-old singer and aspiring actor charged with burglarizing the famed ed sullivan theater. it's where the late show with dave letterman is taped. james whit moamore, police say, appeared to be intoxicated when he broke in one of the glass doors and then trashed the building's lobby
remain in afghanistan until 2014. the white house is in record saying the number would be far less on the turnover date. >>> trying to cut a deal on the debt ceiling and deficit reduction. they met for over an hour last night at the white house. the president says an agreement has to be hammered out within nine days in order to keep america from defaulting on its debt. >>> nasdaq, dow, s&p 500 headed for a lower opening this morning, following that dismal jobs report out...
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we begin with america's new ambassador to afghanistan, who is now on the job, sworn in just hours ago in kabul. ryan crocker said that there will be no, quote, rush for the its, end quote, as the u.s. prepares to withdraw from afghanistan. 10,000 troops are scheduled to come home by year's end. >>> a dramatic sight over dallas last night. take a look. an american airlines jet trailing fuel behind it. a 777. just left dallas for brazil when one of its engines caught fire. the pilot had to make a u-turn, had to dump all that fuel to attempt to lighten his load. still, though, several tires blew as the plane hit the runway. however, a safe landing otherwise. >>> and hundreds of same-sex couples made it official sunday. tying the knot on the first day that gay marriage became legal in new york. the weddings took place between young and old. protesters out in droves, vowing to fight the law. new york is the largest state to legalize gay marriage in this country. >>> football fans may get their wish. the four-month or so nfl lockout expected to end this week. the players union players commi
we begin with america's new ambassador to afghanistan, who is now on the job, sworn in just hours ago in kabul. ryan crocker said that there will be no, quote, rush for the its, end quote, as the u.s. prepares to withdraw from afghanistan. 10,000 troops are scheduled to come home by year's end. >>> a dramatic sight over dallas last night. take a look. an american airlines jet trailing fuel behind it. a 777. just left dallas for brazil when one of its engines caught fire. the pilot had...
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. >>> time for the shot, courtesy of marine sergeant scott moore stationed in afghanistan. he posted a video onyewu tube and ask the milas kunich to go to a marine corp dance. >> haye, i'm sergeant moore, but you can call me scott. i would like toin violate you to the ball in greenville, north carolina. with yours truly. take a second, think about it, get back to me. bye-bye now. >> mila is out promoting her new movie and with some prompting from her co-star she's agreed to go. >> only a marine could pull that off. it has to be said. there's a lot of swagger going on. >> i met her recently and she's incredibly cool. she's really nice. i think it's so cool. that's really planning ahead on his part. very clever of him. >> men all over the country now sitting in front of their webcams making their videos about to send them out. >> no doubt about that. >> don't do it. >> thanks. >>> more to come. back to the serious stuff. did you see the interview with kidnapping victim jaycee dugard? in her own wards you'll hear what she faced for 18 years, mostly in the backyard. how she say
. >>> time for the shot, courtesy of marine sergeant scott moore stationed in afghanistan. he posted a video onyewu tube and ask the milas kunich to go to a marine corp dance. >> haye, i'm sergeant moore, but you can call me scott. i would like toin violate you to the ball in greenville, north carolina. with yours truly. take a second, think about it, get back to me. bye-bye now. >> mila is out promoting her new movie and with some prompting from her co-star she's agreed to...